6 Simple Tips To Reach 1500+ ELO In Chess

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Why do many chess players struggle to reach the 1500 ELO rating level and beyond? How can one break this rating barrier? How do you take the leap from being a beginner or intermediate-level player to becoming an advanced chess player?
As an experienced chess coach, GM Igor Smirnov has analyzed thousands of chess games from his students throughout his career. He has noticed that there are just a few common mistakes that players make below the 1500 ELO rating level.
What are they? That is exactly what he'll share in this video lesson. If you are someone who is stuck at chess and couldn't make progress despite several efforts, this video is for you.
After watching this video lesson, you'll be able to understand the potential mistakes you might be making while playing a chess game, improve your thinking process, and break through in your chess progress.
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00:00 Most common chess mistakes below 1500 ELO rating2
00:17 Example-1
00:48 Tip-1
02:47 Tip-2
05:05 Tip-3 (Difference between beginner and strong chess player)
06:47 Tip-4 (How to calculate variations effectively?)
08:47 Mistake-5 and Tip-5
09:37 Tip-6
11:27 Puzzle of the day
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@GMIgorSmirnov Ай бұрын

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@farouqbaiti4315 Ай бұрын

Yessir!🤓

@joesweeney1712 Ай бұрын

Igor, I hope that you read this. I just played three of my best chess games ever right after watching this video. Something was missing and I think that this was it! THANK YOU!! I was playing all of the intermediate player moves. Im so grateful that you included them in your explanations.

@TheSuperhoden Ай бұрын

I gained 300 elo in the last 3 days. Somehow i started winning. I'm sure it's mostly thanks to you and Levy

@gregwallace6159 Ай бұрын

Levy is annoying J

@Klaasje1982 Ай бұрын

@@gregwallace6159 THA RRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOKKKKK

@tapasghosh3990 Ай бұрын

Let's play

@BrotherK-ex2co Ай бұрын

Don't forget to thank "The Rook!!!!"

@todesque Ай бұрын

In a practical sense, this is the absolute best chess channel for lower-rated amateurs trying to become intermediate or even advanced players. I wish someone had taught me these simple lessons/mindsets when I was a teenager!

@GMIgorSmirnov Ай бұрын

► Chapters 00:00 Most common chess mistakes below 1500 ELO rating2 00:17 Example-1 00:48 Tip-1 02:47 Tip-2 05:05 Tip-3 (Difference between beginner and strong chess player) 06:47 Tip-4 (How to calculate variations effectively?) 08:47 Mistake-5 and Tip-5 09:37 Tip-6 11:27 Puzzle of the day

@rajghawale2231 Ай бұрын

Thanks sir

@farouqbaiti4315 Ай бұрын

Puzzle of the day.🧩☀️ 1. Qb3 Nd4 2. Qd3 b5 3. Bb3 c5 4. Qc3 c4 5. Bxc4 bxc4 6. Qxc4

@OCLS-Crew_1 18 күн бұрын

For the homework: Push d5 2. exd5 Nxd5 3. Bxd5 Nd4 4. Qa4+ с6 5. Вхс6+ bxc6 They can’t take on c6 or d4 because they blunder the queen If they push: 6. c3 Nc2 and you fork the rook and you have a better position If they try f4 or Nf3 there passive moves because you still push Nc2 and win the rook Can someone let me know if I got it correct. Awesome video thank you for all the great content!

@lezty 17 күн бұрын

I'm sorry but this is wrong. after Nd4 opponent sacks back Bf7 and stops the fork and you are left with a worse position

@lezty 17 күн бұрын

the right move is Nd4 from the get-go. white playing Bf7 is a blunder and you just have to move your king to the only square and you will be safe. then b5 to disconnect the queen and the Bishop and take the Bishop in the next move

@firestarter7884 Ай бұрын

nice one, thanks a lot

@svenf1 23 күн бұрын

Very helpful stuff, thank you!!

@m4ttheweric Ай бұрын

recently, I’ve been doing well in the openings and middle games, but seem to have trouble blowing it during the end game. Your principles have really helped me get through openings in middle games with an advantage. But late middle game and endings seem like a big area. I need improvement. Any chance you could make some videos on those parts of the game?

@aioxio 21 күн бұрын

love your explanations! Thanks a lot!

@wolfhard2420 Ай бұрын

Extremely well explained.

@Zimcautions_a2 Ай бұрын

Thank you Mr Igor

@user-eg3wn3lb7p 12 күн бұрын

This helped so much

@Emin.V.Aliyev1 14 күн бұрын

Great advice

@enisdurak9250 20 күн бұрын

knight d4 bishop takes on f 7 check king e 7 queen c4 b5 queen d3 and king takes the bishop

@IOSALive Ай бұрын

Remote Chess Academy, I really enjoyed watching this, so I hit the like button!

@GMIgorSmirnov Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@user-ej7sr3ow8b Ай бұрын

The move should be Nd4 to attack the queen and the c2 pawn. Then white probably plays Bxf7+ and black is forced play Ke7, then white must move the queen. The only move which deals with all threats is Qc4 which defends both c2 pawn and f7 bishop, but now black can play b5 to attack the queen and white will needs to move the queen away and allows black to either play Nxf2+ and wins a rook, or give up the bishop at f7

@cikonianiggra1415 Ай бұрын

Mistake: Nc2+ instead of mistaken - Nf2+. I agree with your idea.

@eclecticmusic123 Ай бұрын

are you guys nuts? still B x P f7+, and K can't take, and then very complicated. why not the simple Q-e7?

@ItIsYouAreNotYour Ай бұрын

@@eclecticmusic123 Are you paying attention to the video? That's what a 1300 does.

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

@@eclecticmusic123 Qe7 is very passive. Bxf7+ Ke7 is fine. The king is safe and it attacks the bishop. White has no other pieces in the attack and the queen is overloaded, she can’t leave the diagonal cuz it drops the bishop to Kxf7. And she also is sole defender of the fork on c3.

@zsofi497 Ай бұрын

@@eclecticmusic123Nd4 is 3.2 points winning for black

@fearlv1rattata Ай бұрын

Igor is such a cool name. Thanks for the video!

@prawnydagrate Ай бұрын

At first I thought the solution to the puzzle was 1… Na5 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 3. Qb5 c6 4. Qe2 Kxf7 -+ However, then I noticed that white can play 3. Qa4 instead of 3. Qb5 and in that case black has just lost a pawn, and castling rights. So the solution is 1… Nd4 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 3. Qc4 b5 4. Qd3 Kxf7 -+ Also, in the last position in the video where you play h6 Nxf7 Rh7, it's also worth mentioning that Bxf7+ is met by Ke7, and white loses a piece by force. Their bishop is attacked by the king, but it's defended. However the defender itself is under attack

@R.Akerman-oz1tf Ай бұрын

It's beyond Me @ this point, But Igor's method is sound; & I love the graphics(He is smooth).

@ItIsYouAreNotYour Ай бұрын

I'm debating back and forth and decided to check the computer. It recommends Nd4, but my original thought was d5 and if they take with a pawn or trade off with the bishop they will be down -3.60 points in advantage vs -2.20 with Nd4. I personally would play d5 despite the video indicating Nd4 is the move.

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

I was trying to figure out. …Nd4, Qe3 d4, Bg3 dxe4, Qc4 Qe7. And so on. Is there something better after Qe3 guarding c3? Edit: wait after Qc4 threatening mate black can play …Be6 and the queen needs to retreat to f1 or she’s gonna get trapped. Then black can trade bishops and c3 is hanging.

@valvennis Ай бұрын

@@lyingcat9022...Nd4, Qe3 then Nxc2+..

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

@@valvennis yeah I meant Qd3 not Qe3

@lionel4685 Ай бұрын

9:50 how about Bishop to H6, if knight takes pawn then we can let the rook hang and take the white bishop, and next turn go to A2 and capture the rook (meanwhile the white knight's trapped) And if white takes the pawn with the bishop, move the king to e7, and next move we exchange the knight for our bishop and capture the white bishop ? I'd appreciate feedback on this. (sorry, I don't master chess notations so I explained it in plain english)

@mariogilligan841 Ай бұрын

Great video again! The problem I am facing is that I have difficulty to find the great moves you are talking about. I pretend I have to imagine moves that are against my actual "narrow" vision. I also feel a little bit like Luke being told by Yoda to unlearn what he has learned 😄 One example is that someone said to complete the opening before attacking, what has helped me and what goes somehow against your attacking moves in this video. I am scratching my head about how I will address all of this from now on 😵‍💫. That's what I like about chess, there is always something new to consider; even things we took for granted. Thanks.

@othfrk1 Ай бұрын

The key is to keep playing with all these ideas in mind. You'll probably make a lot of mistakes, but it will slowly make sense and become part of your games until you notice a big jump in your rating. I went from 700 to 1200 in less than a year following this method.

@loeksnokes3658 8 күн бұрын

The thing to think about is not a fixed rule like "touch each piece one time in the opening until you are castled, Queen is off back rank, and Rooks are connected." That becomes like religion; fine on general principles, but problematic on details. Notice how Igor here compares the number of activated pieces at the end of each response, and chooses the one where your active piece count has grown compared to the opponent's, even though you might have moved a piece twice to get there? This is the key: respond to pressure by heightening tension with bigger threats than your opponent is making. This leads them to trading down to get out of pressure, and so, giving you a time advantage. You always want to gain time on the board. I am only 2100-2200 on LiChess, so not a Master, but hopefully this advice rings true for you.

@tsunamisugumar8209 Ай бұрын

For the puzzle, I think Nd4. After that Bxf7 Ke7, Qc4 b5 will cause the queen to give up guarding the bishop.

@ghromm1 Ай бұрын

I immediately knew not to take the queen. Learned it from the thumbnail. If anyone needs chess advice from me you can ask me I can help you become grandmaster

@JamesLuganu Ай бұрын

How can I reach you

@ghromm1 Ай бұрын

@@JamesLuganu Ask your question in this comment, I'll answer anything

@tominmo8865 Ай бұрын

If you learned it from this thumbnail, you are just an amateur player and not a very good one. 😅 You are in no position to help anyone become a GM.

@ghromm1 Ай бұрын

@@tominmo8865 I'm far above grand master level, I helped my neighbour's friend's brother become GM

@mitchsmix269 Ай бұрын

@@tominmo8865sarcasm ✈️

@TINUSTEPHEN 14 күн бұрын

1...Nd4 2.Bxf7 Ke7 3.Qc4 b5 win a bishop

@icme9287 Ай бұрын

thank you. Can you offer a book for me (or any e content). Im about 1200 elo started 6 month ago. Probably my end game needs upgrading the most.

@yuezhao4576 Ай бұрын

Hi Igor, I think the best answer for your homework is Nd4, and followed by b5 and c6 to kick the white quee away and take Bishop, if white play Bf7+. Just wondering how about white play Bf7+ and then Cxd4, @6:20. Thanks you so much!

@lezty 17 күн бұрын

You right about Nd4 but you have to know b5 only comes after bf7. I got the answer instantly because I remember getting my Bishop taken when I was 850 elo.

@lezty 17 күн бұрын

And the question for Bf7. white playing that is a mistake and you just have to move your king to the only square and you will be safe. then b5 to disconnect the queen and the Bishop and take the Bishop in the next move

@r33th Ай бұрын

I've reached the position in the puzzle many times after defending scholars mate. I always go Nd4, Bf7+, Ke7, Qc4, b5, Qc3/d3, and win the bishop.

@pratikpattanaik 24 күн бұрын

Found the best or second best move in all cases. Still 700 something in Blitz. (This channel has still helped me, no doubt about that).

@FatalxClouds 28 күн бұрын

Can we get more videos like this one, that shows the 3 different types of moves

@AdwaityaSahay Ай бұрын

Is answer D5? If pawn captures then knight to D4 ,if bishop captures then exchange with knight and after pawn captures again ND4

@ompande1907 Ай бұрын

Found the best move thanks

@halldormar Ай бұрын

Great advice, love it!

@GMIgorSmirnov Ай бұрын

So glad!

@Keep_Cozy 12 күн бұрын

the answer for the puzzle is pawn d5 this forces white to capture with the pawn and when they do knight d6 threatening a fork and attacking the queen. Alternatively if white captures with the bishop knight takes pawn takes and knight d6

@13secman Ай бұрын

I guess 1. Nd4 to hit the queen, and after 2.Bxf7+; Ke7 and threats remans (knight tasrgets the white queen and depending where she moves Nxc2+ forking king and rook or Kxf7 if white doesn't blunder the queen)

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

What about …Nd4, Qd3 protecting c3? I was calculating lines after Qd3 d5, striking in the center. A few different lines to calculate there but I think black comes out at least up a pawn.

@13secman Ай бұрын

If 1. ...Nd4; 2.Qc3, Nxe4 threatening the queen, grabbing a pawn and 3.Qd3 or b3 to protect the c2 pawn, and then 4.Nb4 (for Qd3) or Nd4(for Qb3) and after 5.Qb3 or Qd3(to flee again) I don't see the following. And yes we have a pawn.

@rich842 Ай бұрын

Puzzle of day; im THINKING start with D5 push somewhat like the fried liver line?

@Animeking9327 Ай бұрын

Is it pawn to d4 pls answer me man also thanks for your help

@adammcdowell7652 16 күн бұрын

Hell yeah brother

@fivescoop Ай бұрын

Nice

@jamiecarle93 28 күн бұрын

I think the right move is a counter attack against the queen with knight d4, he cant actually checkmate you easily here with his bishop in front so knight d4 defuses the attack, takes center control and creates new initiative, once he moves then pawn d5 may get you 2 knights in the center.

@kanishkchessing7987 Ай бұрын

I am trying to reach 1700 but when i get close i start losing. What should i do?

@HiraPandey-hl4qv Ай бұрын

More practice

@Shahumeen Ай бұрын

“The more you want something, more likely you are to lose it” - somebookIread So when you get close to 1700 play like you don't care much

@JapanLovez 24 күн бұрын

Relax your mind. Don’t play too much. You can just solve puzzles. Eventually, the game becomes easier as you learn the best moves in most situations.

@javiazar 22 күн бұрын

I like the whole "keep the tension going" idea, but that only works if the other player also wants to do that. Faced with tension or exchange, 500-600 blitz players just exchange.

@matteovrizzi Ай бұрын

pawn d5 to shut down the battery immediately. then follow with Nd4. if Qb5+ c6 followed by b5. in other cases there may be a liquidation in the center which favors black

@tgoods5049 Ай бұрын

Skip d5 and go straight to Nd4

@matteovrizzi 29 күн бұрын

@@tgoods5049 thanks! i am too cautious in my game. i will have a look at that line now

@andymonks7126 Ай бұрын

Nd4, Bxf7+, Ke7, Qc4, b5, Qd3, Kxf7

@anter5791 Ай бұрын

Igor what should I do to reach level 2000 I mean things like tactical tasks etc that I can do regardless of ranking along the way. My current ranking is 1300.

@ItIsYouAreNotYour Ай бұрын

Maybe get to 1500 first?

@shokxtv4807 Ай бұрын

experience and focus on smaller goals and progress ie wanting to get to 1400, 1500 etc

@mazenlababidi4925 Ай бұрын

N d4 , what do you think

@rajghawale2231 Ай бұрын

Sir Knight d4 ,Nd4

@Umaykalamay Ай бұрын

I would move e4 to block the bishop. Then it would eat the white pawn. Then i move my horse to e5 to attemprt to captute the queen.if the queen will move to e6 then that is triple fork by night to f7.

@alexcerny5881 Ай бұрын

Coun-ter-play Coun-ter-play Coun-ter-play Coun-ter-play (Chant that every time checks/captures/attacks is a mistake)

@chrisball8356 Ай бұрын

1.. Nd4!! 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 forces a win of material.

@teraumatirapoutama8260 Ай бұрын

Pawn to D5 Thanks for the videos

@ockertwessels649 17 күн бұрын

6:25 Is ... Bxf7 gaining a pawn worth considering?

@peterochieng9040 Ай бұрын

Nd4 counter attacking, if Bxf2+ then Ke2 attacks the bishop which will win a piece

@saadnaveed2332 6 күн бұрын

When you counter-attack the bishop, white can give a check by playing bf7. And black will lose the chance to castle, lose the tempo and also have a weak pawn at the flank. Any solution to this?

@joeoleary9010 Ай бұрын

I'm amazed that so many Europeans can not only speak basic English but also know colloquialisms like "evergreen question."

@5piral0ut Ай бұрын

That will often be because there is a phrase in their own language that they like to use and so they sought a suitable English equivalent.

@rajghawale2231 Ай бұрын

Thanks sir

@rajghawale2231 Ай бұрын

I love the content you create , but can you make a video on pirc defense with traps😊

@cjp6475 Ай бұрын

Isn't take free pawn on e5 with knight the correct answer? as white queen moved and blundered by leavinh hanging pawn? You only gaining half point by trading with white after bishop queen fork...

@user-sl6hv7su4e 16 күн бұрын

Knight on C3 to D4 is the best move I think for the puzzel

@wolfgongscheibe Ай бұрын

after watching your video, I would do Knight on D4 😉

@THE_REACH 15 күн бұрын

Literally won the game after I watched this!!!!

@lilybrady5635 Ай бұрын

ur my favourite gm

@AyushAyan-zh7bq Ай бұрын

Nd4. Thank you for making the video Igor it's very helpful.

@eclecticmusic123 Ай бұрын

are you guys nuts? still B x P f7+, and K can't take, and then very complicated. why not the simple Q-e7?

@iamtheboxer Ай бұрын

Qe2 ?

@robertmagen 25 күн бұрын

Blacks best move will be i guess to counter attack with knight on A5 it forks bishop and quin.

@farouqbaiti4315 Ай бұрын

It's the easiest example to explain those chess principals.😎

@komonolitri Ай бұрын

move I think is Na5, bishop can still check but then after king steps forward, the queen must be saved and there is no place where she can cover the bishop, so the bishop is lost sooner or later ?

@scionescire Ай бұрын

Qa3+ needs to be considered

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

@@scionescire blocking with d6 should be fine.

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

Yes Bxf7+ losses the bishop for a pawn ruining blacks castling. But what happens after …Nd4, Qe3 defending c3? …d5 maybe?

@bibsp3556 Ай бұрын

D5? If pawn takes, simply move the knight to d4 forking queen/pawn with the further fork on c2. Thatd be my move, but i am not great.

@NotIceGamesNL 8 күн бұрын

I think Kd4 is the best move, it attacks the queen and threatens a fork on c2

@TrystonBista Ай бұрын

Rb1 and the xb4?

@ricwhk Ай бұрын

Na5 to attack both Queen and bishop

@gris186 9 күн бұрын

At 0:17 what does he say white is attempting? I can't make out the word... something mate

@brettbarreras48 Ай бұрын

Total rookie here but is there a better move for the puzzle than queen E2? If he decides to attack you lose a pawn and a queen and gain a bishop and a queen. Plus he loses all development of his pieces. Sounds like a fair trade to me

@brettbarreras48 Ай бұрын

Actually pawn to d5 looks better now that I look longer. Damn you chess lol

@stevemacmillan6976 Ай бұрын

I would like Nd4 but that doesn't stop the Bishop checking the King, so Qe7

@Axiomatic75 Ай бұрын

Nd4 is the move though. You allow the check, move the king up, white queen has to move to c4 (she has to protect the bishop) and then I guess just b5 to kick away the queen. Wherever she moves she'll have to stop guarding the Bishop and/or c2.

@tecnolinux1469 Ай бұрын

@@Axiomatic75 i was thinking after Qc4, b5 or Na5 but i think b5 is better than Na5

@deepbhardwaj6817 Ай бұрын

Can you make a video of SEMI SLAV PLZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@jasonparker6138 Ай бұрын

Always retreat. Except once in a while when a counterattack is better :)

@dimitrywasnttaken3165 Ай бұрын

Ive been watching igor a lot and finnaly after 1.5 years reached 1500, not stopping till 2750

@richardbenz9490 Ай бұрын

Good luck man, just yesterday i hit 1500 rating in a year on and off

@grsharkgamer2249 Ай бұрын

Na5 right? Its a fork and it defends the b7 pawn

@claudenyunya548 23 күн бұрын

best move...Pd5?

@kgolfer2 Ай бұрын

I'm mid 1300s & I've been employing counterattack for some time now. I think Igor overrates 1500 players & underrates players of my standard. I've noticed in other clips. He seems out of touch with a large group of very good players who can't crack 1500. Incidentally, finding the correct move at the 7-min mark on the clip (Rxa2) was pretty easy to see for anyone on my rating. I won't go into detail right now, but I think Igor also gets it wrong at around the 11-min mark when he forgets that it's actually a rook-PAWN tradeoff for the knight -bishop, so if bishops are worthy a little more than 3 pawns, white is slightly worse off in material terms.

@wh4t0n34rth Ай бұрын

It looks like the move is Nd4 Nd4 Bxf7+ Ke7 Qc4 b5 or Nd4 Qc3 Nxe4 Qd3 d5 or Nd4 Qd3 d5 exd5 Nxd5 Bxd5 Qxd5

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

…Nd4, Qd3 d5, exd5 Bf5! And the queen is skewered to c3!

@MattyOh78 Ай бұрын

Nd4 only option

@kennethblaabjergfog2197 Ай бұрын

I would say Nd4 looks pretty good to me

@garahan4298 Ай бұрын

My elo sails between 1500-1650 yay! :)

@graccusbro2061 Ай бұрын

d5?

@DebanjanNath-bv9mc 16 күн бұрын

Puzzle solution- knight d4

@chessplayertoGM Ай бұрын

Isn't the safest one Qe7

@sanjayguptasanjay2100 Ай бұрын

N D4

@Zimcautions_a2 Ай бұрын

I learned that you must not move your piece when attacked by opponent

@KARNASDRAWINGANDSTORIES Ай бұрын

Nd4

@jasonowens5416 29 күн бұрын

BG7

@sohrabfarahi2776 Ай бұрын

qd7

@brucewinkler7041 Ай бұрын

Pawn D5

@rengoku4729 27 күн бұрын

Knight to d4??

@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 Ай бұрын

Honestly, I have a better chance of reaching for the scotch.

@marinikc8780 Ай бұрын

solution to puzzle: Nd4?!

@valvennis Ай бұрын

Nd4..

@guahlg2834 Ай бұрын

@sadiaafrin8450 Ай бұрын

Nd4,bxf7+ Ke7,qc4 B5,qb4+ Kxf7,qc3 Bb4,qxb4 Nxc2+🎉🎉

@lyingcat9022 Ай бұрын

…Nd4, Qe3 I think there’s some winning lines still but more variations.

@sadiaafrin8450 Ай бұрын

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@hollaanneyog5308 Ай бұрын

Knight b4?

@hangflyin Ай бұрын

why wouldn't the rook take the rook instead of the pawn? at 8:05 time

@WiseAedeg500 Ай бұрын

I think the answer to the puzzle is knight to d4